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During the [[Renaissance]], Methoni was one of the territories controlled by the [[Republic of Venice]] and was known as '''Modon''' to the [[Venice|Venetians]].<ref>{{WP|Methoni, Messenia}}</ref> | During the [[Renaissance]], Methoni was one of the territories controlled by the [[Republic of Venice]] and was known as '''Modon''' to the [[Venice|Venetians]].<ref>{{WP|Methoni, Messenia}}</ref> | ||
In 1499, the [[Ottoman Empire]] defeated Venice during the {{wiki|Battle of Zonchio}} and | In 1499, the [[Ottoman Empire]] defeated Venice during the {{wiki|Battle of Zonchio}} and seized Modon, [[Lepanto]], and [[Corone]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Agostino Barbarigo]]</ref> | ||
The following year, during the {{wiki|Battle of Modon (1500)|Battle of Modon}}, the [[Venetian Navy|Venetian navy]] [[soldier]] [[Alvise da Vilandino]] was tasked with defending the [[fort]] of Modon from the [[Turkey|Turks]]. Having drank heavily the night before the battle, Alvise panicked upon hearing [[cannon]] fire, stumbled out onto the deck and fell over the rail, where he drowned. When it became clear that Venice had lost the battle, Alvise was accused of negligence by the ship's [[captain]], who erased him from the logs of the navy.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Database: Alvise da Vilandino]]</ref> | The following year, during the {{wiki|Battle of Modon (1500)|Battle of Modon}}, the [[Venetian Navy|Venetian navy]] [[soldier]] [[Alvise da Vilandino]] was tasked with defending the [[fort]] of Modon from the [[Turkey|Turks]]. Having drank heavily the night before the battle, Alvise panicked upon hearing [[cannon]] fire, stumbled out onto the deck and fell over the rail, where he drowned. When it became clear that Venice had lost the battle, Alvise was accused of negligence by the ship's [[captain]], who erased him from the logs of the navy.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Database: Alvise da Vilandino]]</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 22:46, 9 October 2025
Methoni (Greek: Μεθώνη, Italian: Modone, Venetian: Modon) is a village in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece.
History[edit | edit source]
During the Renaissance, Methoni was one of the territories controlled by the Republic of Venice and was known as Modon to the Venetians.[1]
In 1499, the Ottoman Empire defeated Venice during the Battle of Zonchio and seized Modon, Lepanto, and Corone.[2]
The following year, during the Battle of Modon, the Venetian navy soldier Alvise da Vilandino was tasked with defending the fort of Modon from the Turks. Having drank heavily the night before the battle, Alvise panicked upon hearing cannon fire, stumbled out onto the deck and fell over the rail, where he drowned. When it became clear that Venice had lost the battle, Alvise was accused of negligence by the ship's captain, who erased him from the logs of the navy.[3]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed II (mentioned in Database entry only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑
Methoni, Messenia on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: Agostino Barbarigo
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Database: Alvise da Vilandino